Coupling-pipe for bath-tubs, basins, and like vessels.



J. H. GLAUBBRN COUPLING PIPE FOR BATH TUBS, BASINS, AND LIKE VESSELS,

APPLICATION TILED AUG, 17, 1908.

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more 01 less for eijustn'ients vertii-i. Water-tight slip joint and adjust- 01 motion between pipe portion 3 and 60 the se 'v'ice pipe is obtained by it slip nut 6 iieev'ecl upon said pipe portion and having BlHSEMi-GIl ment with set-vice pipe 5,;1. v l .slzet 6K Washer C also being used.

service pipe 5 varies in size or in 6 7 thread, a corresponding variation not i substitution of one for onng heel. onlai'gecl clisunetor both in- 1L, out nezitively to the leg or pipe 7() portion 3, and in one form is a separate menu sleeved over the end of the pipe but if made inse able and iinitor r part theretogether with with in i ring or welding them together.

new and lboth 3 and shank t may be' 75 fftLlC-lffl of 'foimecl from a single piece of tubing. In service eit '3'? case the portion and the shank are ocistecl together by means of an integral V a iti'lCl noniota :huole union in the sense that inoftei ties more particularly is no detachable connection between 0 im dl y; gigging I The shank l itself is of one piece, in the filial 11 1 ohfiect cl in the sense that in. its finished state it is and m it; A for Betii-Tufas i do declare that and exact iles 10, which will ennl;

to which it ep some. My invention lavatory recon 15 basins and constituting at e ufacture and so"? sundry attzWllii'lCn-ES j to pi'ovicle at e tree any detachable connection he- 1 her universal tween 11S ends, it may also he of uniform v ditions anol Wows hay h diameter, as 1ilustit-ute(l in the drawings. A

coarse thread 8 over the exterior rear entl of the main hotly oi s faucet to support the shock e ads from :ronnclecl portion 9 to some within anti upon. it bath. tub or like smoothly ill'ilSllGCl end reduced neck 10, and vessel hand which com). member Withloch nut and screw flange 12 are screwed out sepnmhlejoints open LUtl'lBWill upon. this oreacl to edjustziloly secure and 35 between its ends. clump oshanl: member in place upon the in the accompanying chings, ll i iguce 3. rem" reel. of hethtuh 13 when shank 4c is in is a sicle elevation an sectional View oi my and extends through opening 14-. in coupling member having a. faucet connected i. This insertion" may he clone thereto and attached to a imtlvtuh and s v the tear and outside of the tub, n of i out and inside, the coupling to ice pipe the vertical port? 1 7 member being broken away and for-echo tof less diameter throughout enecl to illustnate the service pipe on i (n the aperture in the Wall of same sheet. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my e u uh of other receptacle with which improved coupling memhei with the pot the compile; member is to be employed. To 45 tion broken away and toi'eshortene't facilita e attachm nt of the coupling mem- The coupling member in its irety is her to the tub and the faucet to the coupling represented by 2 and is A single unitary a ieinher, shank l is providlocl with a fine extubulor member comprising a reletively long teicior thread 15 at immediate front end leg portion 01 pipe Qwith it short tuhulon with which a threaded collar or ring 16 is 50 shank i of greater diameter extending at removaloly engaged. This ring 16 provides substantially right engles to said. or p e. a h on" nge or engaging collar for couit n The outer clienietei oii on o e oi mueet Thus, when ciolly the lower pottio smaller thzm the interi smallest service pipes 5 use anti is preferably oi oh 12 must first oil all he moving collar or ring 16, member 12 may be removed and the shank brought to place and finally clamped when screw flange member 12 is replaced. With a removable collar or ring lfii, it is also entirely practicable and advantageous to bring a faucet or bath cock of any kind or make with its own coupling nut to the tub and attach-the same to the couplin member without disturbing the clamps connection of the latter with the tub. This is accomplished by unscrewing the ring or collar 16 from the end of the shank, slippin the coupling nut of the faucet over the s ank, replacing the threaded ring, and finally screwing the coupling nut on to the spud of the faucet to clamp the faucet in position. This arrangement also ermits of a worn out or broken faucet bemg removed and another one substituted without removing or disturbing the cou- .pling member even though the substituted faucet requires a different form of coupling nut.

The inner diameter of tubular shank AL is and must be sufficiently large to accommodate the ball valve 19 of faucet 18 of the kind shown to permit the free outflow of water about the same when the valve is opened. A suitable gasket or washer 20 may be employed between-the threaded end 21 of the faucet and the end of the shank and its ring 16 to make a water tight connection when the coupling nut secures the said parts together. It will be here noted that the only separable joints or detachable connections in the line of water supply to the tub are made at the lower end of the pipe portion 3 at service pipe is made by nut 6, and at the front end of shank 4; where direct fixed connection is made to faucet 18 by coupling nut 17. Thus, there are no other joints to leak in the whole service connection inside or outside of the tub. This feature is of decided advantage and is distinctly provided \fOI by my single, integral unitary coupling' member adapted to make direct connections at its respective ends with the service pipe and with the main faucet body, respectively. pther advantages of my improved coupling member will perhaps be better understood by reference to the following conditions tb be met with in installing bath-tubs and like vessels. Thus, it is a customary ractice when equipping a building with bat i-tubs, to install the service pipes in the vicinity of one end of the hathtub with their threaded ends 5 pro jeeting vertically upward through the floor, and these pipes are usually permanently placed before the tubs are delivered on the premises. When the tubs are subsequently delivered and put iii-place, some suitable water tight connection is provided which is adapted to resist hi the threaded ends 0 5 where direct slip connection 2 11 water pressure between the servicepipes and the threaded ends of the separable spuds of the bath cocks. In making these connections there are many varying factors which have to be taken into consideration: for instance, the diameter and the number of threads to the inch may vary in the spuds oi thedif ferent makes of bath cocks, and the angle of the flared or conical seat for the taper joint also varies in the different makes. The diameter of the service pipe and number of threads to the inch thereon also vary, as it is customary to use differentsizes of pipes according to conditions. Again, the vertical distance between the end of the bath-cock and the top of the service pipe varies, not only on account of the different distances which the service pipe may project through the floor, but on account of the diiierent heights of bath-tubs which have the faucet at greater or less distance above the iloor.

Then again, the tub is often placed in crowded quarters and is set at dill'erent distances from the service pipe which necessarily varies the horizontal distance between the ends of the service pipes and the spuds of the bath cocks when installed and which variationsmust be met in the means of attachment or in the coupling pipe itself. Heretofore these conditions in making the connection between the faucet spud and the service pipe have been met by employing various devices comprising built-up supply pipes and couplings of many parts, and all known to me have separable joints and-connections open to the water supply between their main connections with the faucet and the service ipe. j v

The usua practice heretofore has been to provide a separable connection'or joint be tween the shank which passes through the hole in the bath tub and the supply pipe which connects the, shank with the service pipe, this joint being located outside of the tub. In another instance of which 1 am aware a supply pipe opening in the wall of t e tub, and a separable connecting sleeve for the attachment of the faucet is provided, being detachably connected to the supplypipe within the tub and adjacent to the tub opening. in this latter construction this connecting sleeve is necessarily detachable in order to permit 0'? the removal and restoring of the clamping nuts for securing the pipe to the tub in in stalling the fixture, and in order to enable the faucet to be put on or replaced. Thus in. one. instance there is a separable joint in the fixture between the service pipe and the faucet, outside of the tub, and in the other there is a separable joint inside the tub. in no instance prior to my invention, so far I am aware, has a coupling member been provided which is entirely free from separable joints, both Without and within the tub, between the point where connection is made ppsses thrufigii the wk}; he v. 1m enahlefl to the perm; Where @021 the puhhe Wish 1, taufaucet an the ether i=3? u p1 w cemmned cemdlstmcbion be the send Zhe coupling 16 and withou b 5 preved couplihg {fie unlilinr s e t e trade m a form elixir h W11 ,0 connect the n v J I I 301213; en 1 needs on the plhw .1 v x the usual between eeunhne member. esh e may im her by inunrting the :Emm the in" so 1? and screw r the eeupling 51k 4;, and the he insertefi {Jib Then eeiingg nut (5 and v m sleeved ever etut'e ready to sew; e pipe 5 and Jim 2 menut of room ervice pipes e in position. ememhle Ting 7 meeting nut ed first, the mm the service next, and the U nufi J sleeved :155 or :011211 16 is ill-sewed and the emf/i011. with the methoil of PRTQLS, an" seft, 01' mnez its enth'ety without injury in 40 the Variations refe tub Una a i'fimt is seaiing #15 tight some wlth :mats 00131922.." flu ac ied e -L ed body per 7; are often owing but a made, and.

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ct that the 1 We? through only essenm. 1. )7 h zhe we ll suii'ieien'i. 0 finale, and that with endeempi- 4. 1L, ieuk nut 11 eeugmfz; 111111 as (iescl'iheG, the faucet '7 to h: inetalled water aeuishhaeftheiuo. 11st (5 and 100k nut Dolmen 3 of the 0 'elesmiqxe inm the 'JXJJ 3 the tub by cmmectwns veryln and the made. 'lhe at 7 ,en pineal en the couhe1.',' mi v y Led m. posrtlon. In and screw flange 31c end of the mrugh the aper- L J3 i .e we same mung,

annular e c iemchnhle in coupling 65 faucet bedy the tub at its aperture is sleeved over the shank portion, and then the members 12 and 16 are adjusted in position. fhe device is therefore of a universal character, in that it is capable of being installed in position from either side of the wall of the receptacle.

It will be understood that the pipe or leg portion 3 is preferably of such soft bend-- able material that it is a comparatively easy matter to bend or flex the pipe or leg in installing same to meet varying conditions. Either a double or single curve or bend may be made in the pipe or leg at its juncture with shank a and it often occurs that leg 3 is eventually curved substantially its full length. As sent to the trade, however, leg 3 is straight excepting the bend or bends near the shank portion.

Faucet 18, as shown, represents a so-called Fuller bath cook, but a compression bath cock may be used instead, in which event the coupling member 2 may be of the same diameter from end to end, or merely reduced at the intake end of leg 3. Any equivalent means for making an attachable and detachable connection for collar 16 may be employed in place of the threaded connection shown;

What I claim. is

1. A new article of manufacture for connecting a service pipe with the faucet of a lavatory receptacle, consisting of an integral coupling member of less diameter throughout its length than the aperture in the wall of the receptacle, whereby the cou- 7 adapted for pling member may be installed by inserting it through the aperture from either side of the wall of the receptacle, and comprising a shank portion threaded where 'it passes tlir'ough the aperture and a leg portion attachment to the service pipe, the coupling member being reduced in diameter beyond the ends of the said threaded portion, threaded clamping members adapted to be slipped over the opposite ends of the coupling member and into engagement with the said threaded portion of the shank to clamp the coupling member to the Wall of the receptacle, and means associated with the shank portion to attach a faucet thereto.

2. A new article of manufacture for connecting a service pipe with the faucet of a lavatory receptacle, consisting of an integral couplinganember of less diameter throughout its length than the aperture in the wall of the receptacle and comprising a shank. portion to extend through the aperture-and an angularly disposed leg portion adapted for attachment to the service pipe, and -inde pendently removable clamping members associated with thecoupling member to engage the oppositesides of the Wall of the receptacle. y

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JDSEPH. H. GLAUBER.

Witnesses:

R. 13. Moses, F. 0. Measure. 

